Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Hartley Apple
Hartley Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Ross, Chillicothe; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hartley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Ross, Chillicothe; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002270, POM00002271, POM00002272.
